Tag: Bengal
Bengal Records 32.78 Pc Polling, Over 1,000 Complaints Received By CEO Office
Even as the polling percentage in West Bengal's eight Lok Sabha was increasing, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) was flooded with complaints related to violence and tension, said officials here on Monday.....
Polling Percentage In Bengal 32.70 Pc Till 11 AM, Much Higher Than National Average
In overall peaceful polling during the first four hours in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections for seven constituencies in West Bengal, the polling percentage was reported at 32.70 per cent, much higher than the national average of 23.66 per cent during the same period.....
Bengal's Nandigram Tense Following Murder Of Woman BJP Worker
Tension has prevailed at Nandigram in the East Midnapore district of West Bengal following the recovery of a hacked body of a woman BJP worker. ....
CBI To Send Senior Officials From Delhi To Review Progress Of Graft Probes In Bengal
A couple of senior officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from New Delhi will reach Kolkata next week to review the progress of the investigations into various cases of corruption and post-poll violence in West Bengal, sources said on Saturday. ....
Abhishek Banerjee Breaks Silence, Calls For Continued Struggle Against Anti-Bengal Forces
Finally breaking his silence, Trinamool Congress’ General Secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee gave his message on the occasion of the party’s annual Martyr’s Day programme in Kolkata on Sunday calling for the continued movement against the anti-Bengal forces.....
Former West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Passes Away
Former West Bengal Chief Minister, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who was the second and the last CM of the Left regime in West Bengal, died at his residence at Palm Avenue in South Kolkata on Thursday morning. He was 80. ....
Youth Out To Buy Milk During Lockdown Dies After Alleged Thrashing By Police In Howrah
A youth allegedly died after a police baton charge for violating the ongoing lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID 19, with his family claiming that he had gone out to buy milk when the cops beat him up in West Bengal's Howrah district.....
Mamata Calls Cabinet Meet To Review Covid Crisis
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will hold a meeting with her cabinet colleagues on Wednesday to review the state-wide Covid-19 situation. The meeting is scheduled to be held at the state secretariat Nabanno at around 3 p.m. ....
Mamata Launches Campaign For 2021 Bengal Assembly Polls
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday took on the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, saying it had deprived Bengal in every possible way. ....
Bengal Congress Chief Somen Mitra Passes Away
Veteran Congress leader and West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) president Somen Mitra died at a city hospital early on Thursday. He was 78. ....
